The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-05-23
5GREELEY'SsFRIENDl
oELEpRArEs A GOLDEN EDp1No
" Judge" Hamilton, an old.Time Printer
who upended Type beside Hornos Gree. !
3 ley In their Youth-A Happy occa.ion
Mt his home at Windsor Saturday,

at his home at Windsor. Saturday.
Saturday last witnessed the httieth an.
niversary Of the marriage OF s. O. "a.
Hamilton to Narcissa a.. Martin. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev. DR..
J. Il. Smith, a Disciples minister, at Wells.
burg, Brooke county, Virginia, May 81,
1887, ever since which event they have
continued to reside in the Ohio valley.
The result Of this union was twelve chill.
dren, eight Of whom are now living; four
children--sirls-All died In infancy, The
surviving ones are Virginia r., vile Of
Alexander Morrison, Of the firm Of Cox
& Morrison, boiler makers; Agnes j., wife
otWilliam II. Baasett, OF Cleveland, Ohio ;
William j., OF the firm Of Redman & Co.,
machlniss; N. earle, building contractor
Charles F., architect; Cornela r., teacher
In the Fifth ward school; L. Decia, teacher
In the Eighth ward school, this city; Nil.
dred NJ, the youngest, who livea with the
parents at Myrtle Hill, Windsor, on the
F., W. 4 Ky. Railroad, eleven miles north
OF this city, at which place the celebration
oil the golden anniversary was held. s.
III A BEAUTIFUL DAY. .t
Tho day dawned ausplciously and with
1t came crowds Of friends and relatives
from far and near In wagons and carriages,
on loot, by cara and boat. All contrib.
uted to tho enjoyment Of the occaaion.
The hill was full Of life and gayety, the
ramping children, the promenading beaux
and bellies, the more advanced In years
busy in the pleasure OF providing Tor the
comfort Of all, while the uged ones lolled
about In ease and comfort In the shade oil
trees. Amid 1t ali, everywhere were to be
seen the aged couple welcoming friends
receiving oil with q grand cordislity,
Within the house and on the porches we're
set tables kept constantly laden with sub
stantials and dclicacies for the comfort o.
theiu man. Around among the crowds
in and out, dartsd .white.robed children
with trays OF cream, cake, milk, ices and
water, insisting on aud heaping these pooG
things on those whose languor resisted the
temptation OF tho tables. In all and oyel
all prevailed the utnloa. happiness.
With the advent Of the visitors camo
shower OF presents, Rich, useful, appro
pirate aud beautiful. 70 attempt to give
Lat Of either presents or visitors would
be useless. The presents can be nun
bored by scores, and the visitors by hun
drsds. Altogether happier time could
not we'll be imagined.
A TINE OF REUNION.
Many were the pleasant reunions snd
fond meetings. Frienda aud relatives who
had not seen each other for years and
years, embraced il gladnsBs. The sur.
priseH were many and enjoyable; and the
fun-wels that was continuous. The fes.
tivities continued until the train on the
P, w. & KY. arrived, which bore the
most Of the party to this city. The train
men Of the road were remembered and q
liberal quantity Of good things sent them.
Mr.. Hamilton, or "the judge" as he is
better known, ID one Of tho oldest print
ers living in this country, having learned
the printing art away back in the twen-
ties. He has works at it in many States
in the Union. At one time he was EN-.
ployed in the same Office with Horace
Greedy In Erie, Pa. Horace, he says,
''never did agree with me in anything; he
was anti.Masonic, Mason; he al Abo.
litionist Wing, I q jackson Democrat; he
a poetical gusher, I very plain in speech
but we got along iamoualy and were fast
friends" -,E
GREELEY AS A YOUTH,
There was one thing though that was
similar in these two, and that was their
total disregard for peraonsl appearance.
The Judge was in Erie when Horace made
his bow ct the Dispatch editors desk, re-
questing a case. From the Judges de-
scription this Ii quoted: HE stood at the
desk, q young man OF about twenty, orli-
nary in features aud stature. His cloth.
ing consisted Of a coarse pair Of duck pants
fully ak inches too short. His feet were
ssockinglesa, encased in pair Of rough
cowhide brogans tied up with leather
strings. His upper works were encased
in coarse linen shirt and linsey wo!sey
roundabout, too small for his frame in
every way, while his head was covered
with a chip hat, which a bit would pay
for. His supelauoua clothing and worldly
all were done up in small bundle and
hung from the end OF q stick balanced over
his right shoulder"
He obtained a aitustion and for one
week was the butt Of all Jokes. By that
time the superiority OF his mind made
itself apparent and all ldisreBpect ceased
and from that time forward all wse re-
Bpect toward Horace. rsEE sT3
Many are the noted characters both in
literature and politics whom the Judge has
encountered in his tramps and the fund
OF anecdote gathered in these meetincs is
large and varied, aud he takea great
pleasure in relating them to his frisuds.
He has worked on many papers in many
capacities from devil up to editor. and pro.
prietor, having at one time been editor of
the Western Transcript. published at Wells.
burg in about 1886 to 1910. Then he
tried to run q planning mill until 1852, when
he came to Wheeling and entered the
employ Of Mr.. A. W. Campbell as press-
man for the 1STELLIGESCER. He therefore
printed the first copy Of this paper. In
1862 he left tho INTKLLIogHcER and &C.
cepted similar position in the Press Office,
p!AAi1nS t1o Al6t Gopy VI tuat papeT. lnlp
afterwards became the Register. =
HAPPY, OLD AGE.
A few more ventures in journalism con.
WINGED the Judge that that was not the
road to wealth for him. He retired to the
work bench and made models, email pat
terms. etc., until few years ago, when he
bought small tarm at Windsor, his pres.
ent home. 3sl 8s,g
His wife, the partner Of his joys and
sorrows Tor half century, was Narcissa
Martin, the eldest daughter OF Brooke
county farmer. Her Joys have been
heightened, II that were possible, by being
rejpined on this occasion by hor brother,
John Martin, Of St. Louisville, Ohio, whom
she has looked upon as dead for more than
thirty years. 81 - l5t
The Judge and his worthy wife are
at present in the best Of health and bid
fair to see other anniversaries Of their
union, but it is doubtful il any will be
more enjoyable.
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